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Health

The whiff of sandalwood makes the human head sprout more hair

Your scalp can "smell" things - and when it detects synthetic sandalwood, the rate of hair growth increases

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Life

Banana-y bread and onion beer: How yeast can trick our tastebuds

Features

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Technology

VR headset helps people who are legally blind see again

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People adapted to the cold and got more migraines as a result

Humans

People adapted to the cold and got more migraines as a result

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Life

The fake burger test: Could meat made of plants ever fool you?

Features

Horses remember if you smiled or frowned when they last saw you

Life

Horses remember if you smiled or frowned when they last saw you

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How birds focus even with eyes on opposite sides of their heads

Life

How birds focus even with eyes on opposite sides of their heads

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Humans

A fifth of people hear sounds when watching silent GIFs. Do you?

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Humans

The Strange Order of Things: How we feel our way to being human

Culture

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Life

Dirty talk: How pollution is snuffing out plants' scent messages

Plants use a fragrant language but filthy air is messing with their communication lines, which might explain why insects are in decline and roses are losing their scent

Features

Humans

Some people identify smells as easily as if they were colours

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Health

It's never too late to get a tattoo, an implant – or new senses

Culture

Technology

Painter, painter of the wall, what's the fairest colour of all?

Features

Health

One-off CRISPR treatment slows genetic hearing loss in mice

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